Bio-inspired interfaces for the development of next generation degradable multi-phase materials - InsBIOration

Project summary

Societal needs demand substitution of processes with high energy consumption or using hazardous substances and reduction of waste by use of fully recyclable or biodegradable materials. The project addresses this by proposing a universal platform for bio-inspired surface and interface design basing on dopamine, a substructure of adhesive mussel proteins. A multidisciplinary consortium of researchers and industry aims at developing a portfolio of upscalable technologies for the “green” manufacturing of materials for selected applications (antipathogenic coatings, biodegradable energy sources and polymer-metal hybrids as examples for a broad application range) and their recycling or biodegradation and transferring them to mass production. The project out-come will enable European manufacturers to create sustainable production processes and a circular economy of the materials.